On Sep 10, 10:06am, Ken Streeter wrote:
> Which big brothers are you talking about? TR6s used a metal hydraulic
> clutch line, not rubber. I don't know that any Triumphs used a rubber
> clutch hose. Gosh, even the Herald had a metal hydraulic clutch line!
> Are you sure you didn't drive an MG in a prior life?!? :-) :-)
Ummm, you might want to look again yourself! All the big TR's
I've ever seen (and I own a couple myself) have a rubber (or
braided) hose as part of the clutch hydraulics. Only the top
part is metal. There's a junction down at the frame where the
metal line joins to the flexible line. This flexible line is
used to absorb the flexing that occurs when the engine moves
on its mounts. All engines that I'm aware of move around at
least a little, so I'd guess that Spitfires use a flexible line
as part of their hydraulic system, too.
good try though,
John Lye
rjl6n@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU
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